Agreed, the view from within the crown really changes perspective on a tree and the surrounding forest. The other aspect is that the climber can really assess the condition of the crown, hollows and other structural issues are revealed that can be invisible from the ground. I framed the boots into the photo to give a sense of scale for the substantial crown limbs roughly 70 ft. above the ground. I try to keep my feet on the sides of these old limbs so as not to disturb the lichen formations. Indeed the thickness of the lichen/moss layer on the limbs of older trees in relatively dry eastern Mass. upland forest is nothing compared to the epiphytes in the PNW rainforest canopy but they do provide yet another indication that the trees have decent age. That particular red maple is such a solid tree to sit in, it inspires confidence. -AJ
Timothy Zelazo wrote: > Andrew: > > Sometimes the only way I can get a true reading on a tree is to look > at the bark on the branches near the crown. The active climbers > always see a closer view of the branch canopy. Some of the branches > on the 4-redMapleLimb look like boot branches. Boot branches never > stay in the same place very long so they are unique. > > Be safe! > > Tim > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:50 PM, Andrew Joslin > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Inspired by Tim and the ongoing bark discussion, bark examples from > older woods trees in eastern Mass. I'd be glad to contribute > images like > these to an ENTS bark photo collection if they'd be useful for > ID/comparison images. > > First set of 2 = Chestnut Oak (Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center, > Mattapan, MA) > Second set of 2 = Black Gum (DCR Blue Hills Reservation, Quincy, MA) > Third set of 2 = Swamp White Oak (DCR Cutler Park, Needham, MA) > Fourth set of 2 = Red Maple CBH: 9' 2" (private land adjacent Blue > Hills > Res, Milton, MA) > > -AJ > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
